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William Shatner - Common People

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What it is

William Shatner's spoken-word cover of Pulp's 'Common People', from his album Has Been.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters repeatedly recommend it as a surprisingly good cover that brings out the contempt in the lyrics.

  • 6 people recommended it
  • 5 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2013, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “I really like William Shatner's cover. It brings out the contempt in the lyrics. And it rocks.”

    Shatner's cover of Common People brings out the lyrics' contempt

    shimfish, 2013-09 · Recommendation · in “The CEO of Panera Bread attempts to live off food stamps for a week”

  2. “His cover of Common People (Pulp) is an immense example of this.”

    Shatner's spoken delivery of Common People is a standout

    BuildTheRobots, 2015-06 · Recommendation · in “Chromium will no longer download/install the Hotword Shared Module”

  3. “I also enjoy the cover of this song by William Shatner that's surprisingly good IMO”

    Surprisingly good Shatner cover of Common People

    simias, 2021-10 · Recommendation · in “Going from $110k to $24k for more skin in the game”

  4. “The Shatner cover is something special”

    Shatner cover of Common People is special

    svnt, 2022-10 · Recommendation · in “From Burned Out Tech CEO to Amazon Warehouse Associate”

  5. “I found that quite touching as well”

    Great Common People cover from Shatner's touching album

    ThePhysicist, 2022-10 · Recommendation · in “My Trip to Space Filled Me with Overwhelming Sadness”

  6. “you have to listen to this cover by Cap'n Kirk”

    Shatner cover for fans of the Pulp original

    ur-whale, 2023-11 · Recommendation · in “From Aristocratic to Ordinary: Shifting Modes of Elite Distinction (2020)”

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Topics: william shatner, common people, pulp, cover, spoken word

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